Steelers in '23
Spammer registrations
I'm sure some of you have seen the wacky usernames registering here, which are spammers trying to get to the board. While the board has been great at keeping them from posting, I'm tired of even seeing the stupid names. New software has been installed to hopefully prevent them from even registering. Please let me know if anyone sees any weird issues.
“You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colin." Need I say more?” - Chris Rock
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After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box - Author unknown
“Unfortunately, the truth is now whatever the media say it is”
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Liberal moonbat
What about the ones that are already posting?
Ignored by the alt-right
There seems to be a huge uptick in those types of usernames popping up. What's the point if they're not posting?Originally Posted by jimnyc
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Steelers in '23
They use programs to auto-register, and then try to make spam posts. Most of them use fake emails, and the account is dead until they validate the email, and some think they'll quickly get a post in with their links, and you must have a minimum amount of posts before you can post URL's. Still annoying to see them all of a sudden hitting the board again.
“You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colin." Need I say more?” - Chris Rock
Not so junior as all that
Whoa!! I'm glad you brought this up. I just signed up at another forum with, okay, I'm gonna say some people might consider it a whacky ID, "Mirror on the Wall." I hadn't posted, I was just reading threads, and they banned me immediately!!!
I decided they knew who I was and didn't want me there, but I wonder if it was this sort of thing jimnyc is dealing with.
Gunny's nightmare
I've found the easiest way to avoid spammers is to ask a question during registration and require a correct answer. Apparently they don't know the sum of 3 + 4 or how to spell gameboy.
Educate man, Liberate man
jimnyc: Unfortunately. This kind of site usually becomes one of the easiest to Spam, and a place for Hackers to invade.
We've seen this sort of idiot crap for many years. And we must all GUARD against the Lonely, Idiots who get some kind of weirdo pleasure from disrupting other people for no reason, other than they are just DUMB.
I love to make Liberals Cry, and Whine.
So, this is for them.
GOD BLESS AMERICA - IN GOD WE TRUST !
Seasoned Citizen
I promise to NEVER Spam, but I might SLIME YOU!
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Why the Hell should I have to press “1” for ENGLISH?
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Spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, eggs and spam.I promise to NEVER Spam, but I might SLIME YOU!
After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box - Author unknown
“Unfortunately, the truth is now whatever the media say it is”
-Abbey
Ultimate Badass
The newer versions of autospam software get around that one now too.I've found the easiest way to avoid spammers is to ask a question during registration and require a correct answer. Apparently they don't know the sum of 3 + 4 or how to spell gameboy.
'Is there anything wrong with anything.' Is that what you're asking, friendo?
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The ones I've seen here tend to be nonsensical jumbles of alpha and numeric. So, not to say they don't like you, but your name prob wouldn't raise suspicions of spamming.
After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box - Author unknown
“Unfortunately, the truth is now whatever the media say it is”
-Abbey
Socialism = Poverty
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Exxackery. Rep for recognizing it on the way!
After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box - Author unknown
“Unfortunately, the truth is now whatever the media say it is”
-Abbey
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